On
the 9th and 10th of October, grassroots movements across the world will join
together as part of #ReclaimPower,
two days of international action to transform our energy and economic systems
and stop climate change. They will be demanding an end to dirty energy and
extraction, and a rapid shift to people-controlled renewables.
Over
the same dates, Peru will be hosting the annual gathering of the World Bank and
the International Monetary Fund. Local movements will be assembling to oppose
the unaccountable powers and destructive impacts of these institutions.
London
is one of the centres of the global financial system, and a major hub of dirty
energy industries around the world.
To
#ReclaimPower here in the UK, and show our solidarity with those in Lima,
various London-based groups will be leading an action tour in Central London on
the 9th of October. The tour will stop at various companies and
government agencies that are enabling and financing dirty energy projects
around the world, and delaying the swift and just energy transformation we so
desperately need. The list of stops will include Vedanta, Glencore, BP, Anglo
American, Rio Tinto, the UK Export Credit Agency, and the offices of the World
Bank.
During
the course of the tour, we will be hearing from affected communities and
experts about the impacts of company projects, and will be coming together to
say:
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No to dirty energy and yes to people-controlled renewables!
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End the financing of planetary destruction!
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Respect Indigenous Land Rights!
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Protect people’s rights to food, water, and justice!
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Protect people's rights to say no to dirty energy and extractive
projects!
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No to the criminalization of protest and dissent!
Join us on the 9th!
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DETAILS
The
tour will start at 3pm on the 9th of October just outside Green Park
Underground station, and will finish at 5:15, with a rally outside the offices
of the World Bank. If you cannot make the beginning the tour, please feel free
to join us along the way or for the closing rally at Millbank Tower, SW1P 4QP.
More
details about the tour and the route will be released soon.
Supporting
Organisations:
Movimiento
Jaguar Despierto
Oil
Vay: Jewish Climate Action UK
This
Changes Everything UK
War
on Want
Facebook
Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/449187281920393/
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